Chemical composition and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of essential oil of <i>Allium sphaerocephalon</i> L. subsp. <i>sphaerocephalon</i> (Liliaceae) inflorescences

Abstract

The results showed that the examined species had strong antioxidant and antimicrobial properties and are in accordance with the popular use of plants belonging to the genus Allium in traditional medicine, emphasising the necessity of further detailed study of the active principles in Allium species.